Question:
I have very fine, thin, blonde hair. I am almost 7 months post-op. I started losing
my hair about 2 months ago. It is getting worse and worse. I have tried the amino acids, B12 and so on. Nothing works. PLEASE HELP!!!! — Dana G. (posted on October 22, 2002)
October 22, 2002
It is a well known side affect of surgery. Most of us went through it.
There is not alot that you can do, however what you eat & take
(supplements, vitamins) will affect it in about three months from now......
If you were good with protein (60-100 grams a day) since surgery etc. you
should start to see a turnaround soon. I also took Biotin- heard that
would help. Try throwing in a prenatal, or start drinking gelatin (jello)
disolved in water.
— Karen R.
October 22, 2002
I also lost a LOT of my hair! I had my hairdresser give me a perm and a
highlight. That helped "make" more hair for me, thank goodness.
I did get desperate enough to look at wigs, but I decided to wait it out,
and now my hair is actually thicker, go figure. I also have very thin baby
fine hair. Get your hair cut in to a perky style if you can. Best of luck
to you.
— deb_wls2001
October 22, 2002
add extra zinc to your supplements. That helped me, even when the biotin
did not.
— Vicki L.
October 22, 2002
I don't have any suggestions for you unfortunately. There seem to be very
mixed feelings among post ops about whether anything works at all or if you
just have to wait it out. I defintely wouldn't buy anything pricey though
since it may or may not even help. I have baby fine hair as well. I am 5
months out and have had no signs of any hair loss..so I was hoping maybe I
wouldn't get it. Your post made me realize I am not out of the woods yet.
Ah well, a small price to pay I guess. Good luck !
— sheltie
October 22, 2002
I started losing hair at around 6 months. I'm now nearly 15 months post-op
and it's slowed down considerably. I tried all the precautions: extra
zinc, biotin, flaxseed oil, increased protein, etc but, nothing seemed to
help. Two months ago my hairdresser talked me into trying the Nioxin
products and they seem to have helped alittle.
— LLinderman
October 22, 2002
I am almost 8 months post-op and have never lost any hair. I focus on
taking
3 chewable Centrum vitamins/day, B-12, Calcium, Biotin and try to get
in 90-100 gms of protien a day. Not sure what it is, but must be doing
something right.
— Dell H.
October 22, 2002
Hi. I too have lost a considerable amount of hair. I am almost 6 months
post op and the hair loss has seemed to slow down. My hairdresser cut bangs
for me and it gives the appreance of more hair.
— Sarah K.
October 22, 2002
My Doctor had me increase my protein and added zinc to my daily vitamin
regime - 250 mgs/day! He explained that the hair loss is due to protein
and zinc deficiencies, so the extra zinc helped stopy the loss in its
tracks!
— Rosario T.
October 22, 2002
Sorry, I don't know what to recommend. My hair started coming out at 3
months post-op. I am now 5.5 months post-op and it is finally starting to
slow down but some does still come out when I brush it and when I wash it.
Now I have a gazillion 1/2 inch long little sprouts all over the top of my
head! This should be interesting as it grows in. I'm guessing my next
move will be to find some frizz-be-gone stuff for my sprouts when they get
longer. Good luck. :o)
— Jennifer A.
October 22, 2002
Go to your hairdresser and ask for a short, cute doo. I did this when my
falling hair became noticeable to me, and I got so many compliments on my
short hair that I have continued to wear the shorter doo even tho my hair
is growing back nicely.
— Cindy R.
October 22, 2002
When the hair loss hits... we all look for something to take to stop it...
and when it stops in a month or two we give credit to the crap we bought at
the health food store when in fact the hair loss just ran its course.
People who take every home remedy known to mankind have the same span of
loss as people who do nothing. If we had a group of people who rubbed goat
poop on their heads they would have the same period of loss as the people
who use Nioxin, biotin and zinc... SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR A GREAT SHORTER CUT
TO SHOW OFF YOUR COLLARBONES! Some people dont have hair loss at all... the
stress of surgery and anesthesia effects all of us at different levels.
Dont worry about the hair loss... none of us have gone bald as far as I
know.
— SusanMaria
October 22, 2002
NIOXIN! Get Nioxin cleanser and hair treatment!! It REALLY works. My hair
was falling out in handfulls until I started using the Nioxin and it is now
growing back!! You can feel it tingling on the scalp too. You can't get it
at regular stores. You will have to go to a specialty haircare place or
beauty shop. GOOD LUCK!!
— ravikamor
October 23, 2002
My hair started falling out at 3 months post op. I am now 4 1/2 months and
it seems to be slowing down. I use the Nexxus Vitatress shampoo and
reconstructor. It has biotin in it. I don't know if that's what is
helping, but it definately improved the condition of my hair!
— emilyfink
October 24, 2002
I made an appointment with my Dermatologist to talk about this, as well as
how dry my skin had become post-op. She prescribed cream and a scrub that
I've been using on my face for about six months--I definitely see
improvement. As for the hair loss (mine is also blonde and baby-fine), her
recommendations were biotin, zinc, and continuing with the prenatal
vitamins that my GP had already prescribed. My insurance company had no
problem paying for the visits to her nor for the prescription products, as
these symptoms are considered surgical side effects necessitating blood
work's being done to insure the proper vitamin and mineral
balance...especially important for malabsoptive, surgical patients.
— CaseyinLA
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